Short Stories

Anything for Candy

I love babysitting. My cousins or brothers often made me take care of their children. I remember once i had to take my nephew trick-or-treating because my brother couldn't. He was dressed as a cute Ironman. Though, they wouldn't give him candy without his bucket. I tied the bucket to one of the sleeves of his suit. After that, I started getting a lot of candy for him, about five candies in each house and in every house they smiled sadly. I honestly did not know what was going on until I reached the biggest house at the end of the block. In that house lived a woman who asked me " Is this your child?" I said " No. He is my brother's child." She said, with a big smile on her face, " I am so proud of you taking care of your brother's child. He is not your responsibility and you care for him. You love him even with his disability." and she looked at my nephew's sleeve that was tied to the bucket. Oh my god I thought that is why I got a lot of candy and those sad faces. I smiled sadly and she gave me 50 bucks and some candy for my nephew.